Upgrading from 16.04 to 18.04 resulted in an error
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
When upgrading from 16.04 to 18.04 the following error was reported:
Can't install 'ubuntu-desktop'
It was impossible to install a required package. Please report this as a bug using 'ubuntu-bug ubuntu-
"Preparing to upgrade" was checked and the next step appeared to be underway.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubuntu-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-133-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Aug 17 10:00:18 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-16 (699 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: ubuntu-
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2018-08-17 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgra
tags: | added: xenial2bionic |
2018-08-17 09:23:52,502 DEBUG none of the '['ubuntu-desktop', 'kubuntu-desktop', 'xubuntu-core', 'xubuntu-desktop', 'ubuntustudio- desktop' , 'mythbuntu- desktop' , 'kubuntu-netbook', 'lubuntu-core', 'lubuntu-desktop', 'ubuntu- gnome-desktop' , 'ubuntu-mate-core', 'ubuntu- mate-cloudtop' , 'ubuntu- mate-desktop' , 'ubuntukylin- desktop' ]' meta-pkgs installed
2018-08-17 09:23:52,502 DEBUG guessing 'ubuntu-desktop' as missing meta-pkg
2018-08-17 09:23:52,774 ERROR failed to mark 'ubuntu-desktop' for install (E:Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.)
Please install the ubuntu-desktop package and try the upgrade again. Thanks!